Bam!
Tyrone | Istanbul Turkey | 06/09/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The thing that sets Freescha apart from others in the Boards-Of-Canada-neo-nostalgic-lo-fi-electronica genre is the incredbile sense of melody and harmony in this disc; whereas most bands working in this genre rely on texture and repetition for effect, Freescha gets under yo skin with gorgeous harmonies, chord changes and bass lines. The texture and beauty is there as is the yearning-for-childhood bliss, samples harking back to 70' and 80's public TV service announcment themes, repetitive based strucutres, lush reverbed soundscapes balanced against bubling glitch and static, but all of this is made within a beatiful (almost) pop approach to the shong writing. Absolutely amazing and beatiful chord progressions and melodies dat fixin to stay in a brother's head for a long time. The album is consistent and lacks any throwaway tracks. If youse like this check out Casino Versus Japan."
Slower than slower than church music
David M. Madden | salt lake, utah United States | 05/14/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Freescha's sound...it's impossible to not mention Boards of Canada, even if it's just to mention that people need to avoid taht reference. After a careful inspection -- instead of a careless gleaning -- one notices the subtly that sets these guys apart of their Canadian nemeses (ha). The music is slow and driven, but with a much more digital styling and minimal approach than BOC. There are pitch-shifted drum loops that go on forever -- in a good way -- lots of evolving organ sounds and an aesthetic akin to Brian Eno and other ambient guys."